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The Charity CFO
JANUARY 17, 2022
If you’re like most nonprofit leaders, you’re not researching nonprofit accounting basics to satisfy your curiosity. So you can understand what’s happening in your business and communicate effectively with your board members, donors, and financial team. with this overview of nonprofit accounting basics. .
The Charity CFO
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Do a Google search on nonprofit bookkeeping, and you’ll find page after page of articles on nonprofit accounting. Because while nonprofit bookkeeping and accounting are related, they’re not the same thing. A bookkeeper records and organizes financial data; an accountant interprets and presents that data. .
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The Charity CFO
APRIL 29, 2022
Many nonprofit organizations both large and small need to undergo a financial statement audit every year. Preparing for a nonprofit audit can be overwhelming and anxiety-filled, especially if it’s your first audit or you don’t have a strong and experienced financial team. What is a financial statement audit?
The Charity CFO
MAY 31, 2022
It’s a myth that all stakeholders need to be experts in every aspect of nonprofit finances. Even on nonprofit financial committees, some members may be skilled in accounting, others in banking, and others in investing or financial analysis. Because the basics of nonprofit finances are easy to grasp. .
The Charity CFO
MAY 18, 2022
Financial oversight is one of the primary roles of your nonprofit board of directors. . Every nonprofit is required to have a board of directors. But, in practice, the terms fiduciary duty or financial oversight are a bit ambiguous. And they create a lot of confusion for people new to the nonprofit sector.
The Charity CFO
APRIL 12, 2022
Cash flow isn’t just an issue for small nonprofits that depend on donations to meet payroll each month. A lack of cash on hand impacts nonprofit organizations of all sizes. A few years ago, we were working with a fully-funded nonprofit. . After all, their financial reports showed they had much more revenue than expenses.
The Charity CFO
APRIL 5, 2022
If you’re like many people, you probably think that there is a single set of accounting rules that every company must follow. . But that’s not quite true—nonprofits face a decision between 2 different accounting methods for tracking their financial activity: cash accounting vs. accrual accounting.
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